It’s Not What You Think

It’s Not What You Think

Author: Clare Mackintosh Listening Length: 11h 29m

Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs. She’s been here before. YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUST When Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he’s lying. He’s with another woman, and she’s determined to catch him in the act. YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS But when ...

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The police station in Beech Street is sandwiched between the job centre and the magistrates’ court, and Jamie wonders if the location is intentional, designed for those who spend their lives bouncing between the three institutions.

He takes a numbered ticket from the machine by the door and stands by a poster condemning modern-day slavery.

The seats are all full. There’s a distinct smell of unwashed bodies, but Jamie can’t identify the source.

Perhaps it’s always present, this cloying, throat-catching scent of feet and fluids.